Electric Farms
Farms run on daylight. So does solar.
Most New Zealand farms use the bulk of their electricity during the day, exactly when solar performs best. That match makes farm solar some of the fastest-payback energy investment in the country.
Potential annual energy savings
Systems often pay for themselves
ASB Smart Solar Loan interest, up to $150k
Immediate tax deduction via Investment Boost
Built for your operation
Solar that follows the farm routine
We design around your daily energy pattern: milking times, irrigation cycles, chilling loads. Power gets used the moment it is generated, and the surplus earns export credits that offset your nighttime grid use.
Dairy
Milking, chilling and water heating loads line up neatly with generation hours.
Horticulture
Pumps, coolstores and packhouses running on your own daytime generation.
Vineyards & orchards
Irrigation and frost protection powered from the same sun ripening the crop.
Livestock & sheds
Shearing sheds, workshops and water systems with tailored, rugged setups.
The numbers
Finance and tax working in your favour
- ASB Smart Solar Loan: 0% interest, up to $150,000 over five years for qualifying farm systems.
- Investment Boost: the government's new asset scheme allows a 20% immediate tax deduction on qualifying systems.
- $10,000 to $20,000 saved annually on energy for typical operations, with ~5 year payback.
- Battery-ready designs so storage can slot in later as your loads or tariffs change.
Put your roof space to work
Sheds, barns and paddock-edge arrays: we will assess your site, your loads and your network connection, then design a system that fits how your farm actually runs.